Book Indexing For Authors: How to create a professional nonfiction index in Word Paperback – July 19, 2020

This guide is full of very practical hands-on guidance to put your own index together. As a self-published author of non-fiction books, I couldn't afford a professional indexer, and this guide led me through step-by-step what was needed to build a useful index in MS Word.

For my first experience at indexing a book, I went online and watched several tutorials. Michelle Campbell-Scott's was by far the most helpful for me. I bought the book. Excellent, except the screenshots that she admitted were difficult and unclear, should have been left out, period. Shabby and useless distraction in an otherwise most clearly written and helpful book.

If you need to learn how to make an index, this is a wonderfully practical guide: you get to practice the things you learn. But the book is not only about the practicalities of using MS Word: it also gives important insights into the indexing process - what to include, what to leave out. Highly recommended!

I found this book explained all the basics of indexing I needed to know. Very glad I bought the book as it was not expensive.

If you write non-fiction, then I really believe you can do well by indexing your book yourself. With the practical tips and well laid-out info and advice in this book, I was able to save over $500+ in professional indexing and I honestly am happier with how my index wound up being organized. Highly recommended